There are many fascinating stories around the world about the real people. Some of these stories about the people who started from crush. One of those stories I read about book call The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by Mr. Kamkwamba and Brayan Mealer about a young man name William Kamkwamba from Malawi the country landed in southeast Africa. He was born and raised in Masitala Village near City of Kasungu, Malawi. Where 90% of the country depend on the agriculture and substantial economic aid from the World Bank.
Back in day Malawi was ruled by the black magic and science was mayhem, and where people were been living in the fear of the juggling and mystery of magic. And people been told about the shadow of black magic. Where people began using magic even in the hunt. The author mentioned that one day some cow herders gave him gumballs. He ate it after while a trader passing by and asking question about bag of gumballs. Some folks told him that the cow herders ate it. He told them someone stole his gumballs. He said that he going to the wizard. The little boy got scared. He ran to his father and told him about the incident. His father ran to the trader and paid him off to not go to the wizard, than the little boy got so happy.
Mr. Kamkwamba is from a family live in poverty no one can ever imagined.at the age of six years his family had to move to another city because of the drought. The author talked a lot about his father and how he met his mother. His father was very strong man and bad drunker, and he is capable and serious about anything as anyone can imagine. He said that on Malawi independent day as most drink badly and dance but his father went too far that day. He insisted to jump off from the stage. It took whole army to remo...
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... New Hampshire, and he has been profiled in the Wall Street Journal. And also has been in Diane Sawyer Show Good Moring America as well.
I think this story was fabulous and fascinating story I have ever read. Despite there were many stories similar to this one, but this one so special if a young from southeast Africa who lives in the shadow of war and famine can come up with this kind of huge tremendous change in his own village. Despite that he had never used the computer or an internet I think this is really fantastic and unpredictable story. I recommending that this book should be taught in every school in around the world .It will helps to create new inventions.
Works Cited
Kamkwamk, W, & Mealr, B. (2009) The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. New York Times
Bestseller, by William Morrow (2009) NY, New York.
In Purple Hibiscus written by Chimamanda Adichie, the story of Kambili and her experiences throughout Nsukka and Enugu fit with the Hero’s Journey, a model of narrative that describes “the hero,” an archetype that ultimately reaches a great achievement through the stages of the Hero’s Journey. Although played in a realistic setting, unlike many of the examples portrayed in magical worlds such as Harry Potter and The Lord of the Rings, Kambili experiences the same stages of the journey and by definition, is considered a hero. The stages that contribute the most significantly to modeling the Hero’s Journey of Kambili is The Ordinary World, Crossing the Threshold, and The Ordeal.
In 1776, David McCullough gives a vivid portrayal of the Continental Army from October 1775 through January 1777, with sharp focus on the leadership of America’s greatest hero, George Washington. McCullough’s thesis is that had not the right man (George Washington) been leading the Continental Army in 1776, the American Revolution would have resulted in a vastly different outcome. He supports his argument with a critical analysis of Washington’s leadership during the period from the Siege of Boston, through the disastrous defense of New York City, the desperate yet, well ordered retreat through New Jersey against overwhelming odds, and concludes with the inspiring victories of Trenton and Princeton. By keeping his army intact and persevering through 1776, Washington demonstrated to the British Army that the Continental Army was not simply a gang of rabble, but a viable fighting force. Additionally, Mr. McCullough supports his premise that the key to the survival of the American Revolution was not in the defense of Boston, New York City, or any other vital terrain, but rather the survival of the Continental Army itself. A masterful piece of history, 1776 is not a dry retelling of the Revolutionary War, but a compelling character study of George Washington, as well as his key lieutenants, and his British adversaries, the most powerful Army in the 18th Century world. When I read this book, I went from a casual understanding of the hero George Washington to a more specific understanding of why Washington was quite literally the exact right man at the exact right place and time to enable the birth of the United States.
I would recommend this book for anyone to read. It's a great story and can show anyone a lesson. I really liked it! It
Markus Zusak reads as, Death, he watches over everyone during the time of World War Two, taking souls when the time comes for them to be set free. He tells us a little inside scoop of what's going on in the destruction that was happening outside of Liesel's story.
told love story of a woman and a man, and a woman and a land. The African people
The Book Thief by Markus Zusak is the story of Liesel Meminger, a nine-year-old German girl who given up by her mother to live with Hans and Rosa Hubermann in the small town of Molching in 1939, shortly before World War II. Death introduces itself as the book's narrator and describes his work: after one dies, Death carries people's souls off from one's body. Death describes itself as friendly, yet not nice; in discussing this work. I enjoyed reading the book and I couldn't set it down, I always wanted to see what would happen and
Karana lives near a little cove in San Nicolas. Coral Cove has plenty of fish and cool water. Karana is a brave and has learned how to find food and stay alive on the island all alone. She ending up living alone after a Russian ship approached the island where the Ghalat-at people live. When some of the people from the ship reach the land of the island. Karana’s dad who is also chief of the tribe Chowig went down to meet the visitors along with some of his warriors. Captain Orlov and the Aleut tribe have visited the island to see if they can hunt otter on their land. Chowig and Orlov have a disagreement and finally for half of their profits in the form of jewelry. After hunting season was complete Chowing asked for payment and and they can’t agree on a sum and a fight breaks out and many of the Ghalat-at people are killed including Chief Chowig. Kimki was then chosen as chief.
I decided to compose my book report on Jack Welch’s book, Winning. It relays many of the same themes that our book does. I first came across this book when I was reading an article about Jack Welch and his years at GE, at the bottom they had advertisements for his two books; Jack: Straight from the Gut and Winning. The bright yellow background and Jack’s big smile, on the cover, caught my eye and all of the praise for him and the advance praise for Winning reeled me in. There is praise all over the back portion of the cover, from Tom Brokaw and Bill Gates to Warren Buffett and Rudy Giulliani. My expectations of the book were quite high because of all the kind words on the back, but Jack Welch never let me down, this book should be a required read for any Business grad.
Into Thin Air written by Jon Krakauer describes the author’s personal experience during the 1996 Mount Everest disaster. The author pulled me in this book in many ways. Reading the blurb, it gave the reader an understanding that the book was going to be a personal account of facing life or death against nature. The book also gave hints that some of the costly moves that the climbers and sherpas made affected the outcome of their lives along with the people around them. Another part of the book that pulled me into the book was the hard decisions the climbers had to make to make it likely some of the climbers would survive. For example, Stuart Hutchinson, one of the climbers, created a search party to look for Yasuko Namba and Beck Weathers.
This book has taught me a lot about Alexander Hamilton. Most of it was a surprise to me. This book includes where he was born, how he moved to the United States, what he had done to contribute to the country, and his wife and kids. This book has plenty of insight on one of our greatest leaders.
A diverse book allows students to learn about different backgrounds and experiences. Don’t Call Me Special: A First Look at Disability by Pat Thomas and illustrated by Lesley Harker is a great example of a diverse book. Pat Thomas introduces the topic of disabilities while allowing the reader to create a positive discussion around the topic.
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher begins when Clay Jensen receives seven audiotapes recorded by Hannah Baker, a girl from his town who recently killed herself. According to Hannah, each person on her tapes is a reason for her suicide. Clay is on the tapes, yet doesn’t see why. He has to listen to figure it out. When Clay finally gets to his tape, it is exposed that he wasn’t actually blamed for her suicide. Clay realizes that even though he didn't do anything bad to Hannah, he let rumors stand in the way of their budding relationship. Clay could have made a positive difference in Hannah’s life and hopefully prevented her suicide. Clay's possible role in Hannah's is hard for Clay to comprehend. He knows Hannah did this to her self, but is angry because he didn't do anything to stop her. Clay who’s normally calm gets so mad; he punches a fence and cuts his hand. Clay after staying up all night listening to the tapes brings himself to school the next day, realizing he cant hide the rest of his life and reaches out to another girl, Skye Miller. He does this hoping to keep her from the same fate of Hannah.
Is the internet changing the way you think? Brockman the editor of edge organization posted this question to 150 different kinds of writers to have a variety of opinions about the subject matter. When I think about the question, I found it very personal, how the internet changes the way YOU think not WE think. I believe that he proposes this question to150 different writers to get very objective and convenient answers. However, it is really hard to summarize all the 150 responses in my book report, but I will write and comment about the most interesting opinions I have noticed in the book. Finally, although not all of the writers technically qualified and some of them (actors, architects, artist, etc. It is still interesting to boost your mind and expose to different perspectives.
Into The Wild begins with Chris McCandless hitchhiking in Alaska, meeting a man known as Gallien. As he continues talking with Chris, he notices Chris isn’t just some lunatic trying to kill himself, but a smart individual looking to find himself. He then drops Chris off. The book then goes forward into the future, allowing the audience some dramatic irony as they’ll see Chris’s fate. A group hiking a trail finds the bus Chris is in, but finds him dead. Then the scene shifts to South Dakota, after the finding of Chris’s dead body. This is where we meet Westerberg, he was once given War And Peace by Chris. This is also where Krakauer explains the family situation of Chris. He describes him as if his whole life is set out for him. The scene again shifts to a park manager finding Chris’s Datson in the canyon. They describe how it was repurposed into a working undercover vehicle. We then find out that the family hired a private investigator. Eventually, Chris will go from the Havasu to the Mexican border, finds out he won’t make it the gulf, and changes course.
2. The title of this book relates to the story, because in the book, Ponyboy and Johnny are “outsiders.” They can be thought of as Outsiders because they are labeled Greasers although they do not act like hoodlums, like the rest of the Greasers. They are thought of as Greasers just because they live on the East Side of town, and because they slick back their hair. But Ponyboy and Johnny are different then all of the other Greasers because they show their emotions, and are sensitive.